X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:21:20 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta31.charter.net ([216.33.127.82] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3c3) with ESMTP id 3999701 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:29:36 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.33.127.82; envelope-from=lhenney@charter.net Received: from imp09 ([10.20.200.9]) by mta31.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.09.02.04 201-2219-117-106-20090629) with ESMTP id <20091202232902.GBGS1847.mta31.charter.net@imp09> for ; Wed, 2 Dec 2009 18:29:02 -0500 Received: from CYBERMAX ([97.93.197.53]) by imp09 with smtp.charter.net id CPUt1d00c19cWp505PV2Pa; Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:29:02 -0500 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=yhi_-VKXBEyTF5Py2j0A:9 a=uX0v_MwuL86fmTIjSNN-X_wxky4A:4 a=n9d5cyFjzhjkk91j8vEA:9 a=SCzDuwP9COEwVYS8quUA:7 a=_KL6I_MEWh8d-IemymrWTySZMXEA:4 From: "Larry Henney" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Gear Door Slam X-Original-Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 17:28:52 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00EE_01CA7374.F02EA5F0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: AcpzpzT5fHvrbgrdS1i3LvbALD2XZQ== X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00EE_01CA7374.F02EA5F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit As the airplane decelerated thru 89 knots TAS, once or twice a sound was heard that can best be described as a door closing shut firmly. It sounded like a landing gear door being slapped against the fuselage/cowling by the slip stream. However, the gear was retracted. Jay, I've seen several little 320/ 360 series planes go by with an inboard gear door open. The hydraulic sequence valve was close to being adjusted but air loads changed things slightly. I would look at your sequence valve and twist out that little screw a 1/2 turn or 2. I suspect that sound of your gear door slamming shut was your gear door slamming shut. Easy fix; hope it works. Larry Henney N360LH 890 hours ------=_NextPart_000_00EE_01CA7374.F02EA5F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

As the=20 airplane decelerated thru 89 knots TAS, once or twice a sound was heard = that can=20 best be described as a door closing shut firmly. It sounded like a = landing gear=20 door being slapped against the fuselage/cowling by the slip stream. = However, the=20 gear was retracted.

 

Jay,

I've seen several little 320/ 360 series = planes go by=20 with an inboard gear door open.  The hydraulic sequence valve was = close to=20 being adjusted but air loads changed things slightly.  I would look = at your=20 sequence valve and twist out that little screw a 1/2 turn or 2.  I = suspect=20 that sound of your gear door slamming shut was your gear door slamming=20 shut.  Easy fix; hope it works.

Larry Henney

N360LH 890 = hours

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